When the Seattle Seahawks take on the Los Angeles Rams on Oct. 3 this season, fans might want to predict how many touchdowns quarterback Russell Wilson will throw against his division rival on that day. The best way to do so could be through “Rams Pick’em,” a new mobile experience from the NFL team that is powered by Tally, the startup that was founded by Wilson. The Rams launched “Pick’em” over the weekend for use during a pre-season game against the Oakland Raiders. The intention is to engage fans to make real-time predictions as the action unfolds on the field. Fans,… Read More
TINYpulse had the drive to beat Convoy. The Seattle startup that offers technology to assess employee morale is assessing how good it feels a week after winning the co-ed softball championship in the fourth season of Seattle’s IT Sports League. TINYpulse beat Convoy, the startup that develops technology to match truck drivers with shippers, 10-9 at Queen Anne Playfield on Aug. 1. Convoy was 9-0 after the regular season and TINYpulse finished 8-1 among 10 teams. In the playoffs, Convoy beat Sprout Social 18-12 and TINYpulse beat Adobe 14-13 to set up the championship game. It took a sliding catch… Read More
As a professional basketball player in Montenegro, Nikola Mrvaljevic got the idea that there must be a better way for athletes to train. “Not everybody trains efficiently. We tend to get tired and most of the time we don’t know why,” Mrvaljevic said. So he started Strive, a wearable technology startup that seeks to answer how and why athletes fatigue. The Bothell, Wash.-based company aims to quantify the “miles per gallon” for a given athlete. After hanging up his basketball jersey, Mrvaljevic went on to study biomedical and electrical engineering at the University of Rhode Island. He later got an… Read More
Finally, an answer to what Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll maybe should have done with the football at the goal line in Super Bowl XLIX: he should have scootered into the end zone himself. In a new post on LinkedIn — which he just joined — Carroll shared a video in which he is shown racing around the hallways of a Microsoft office on scooters against the tech giant’s U.S. President Kate Johnson. Johnson got the best of Carroll in the close race, in which someone in the video said, “always let the boss win.” The NFL coach, who also… Read More
High-tech football helmet maker Vicis today announced a soft helmet for use during practices, 7-on-7 and flag football. The Ultim cap is designed to protect players from head injuries when full pads and hard helmets aren’t being used. Vicis CEO and co-founder Dave Marver said the new headgear is a response to research showing that both flag and tackle football have similar injury rates. “We’re committed to football as a sport. We want the kids who play it to have the best access whatever form,” he told GeekWire. Even though it just hit the market, the Ultim cap already earned… Read More
